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A pedestrian died Wednesday after being struck by an SUV in the 3400 block of Taylor Boulevard.

The man was "in the middle of the roadway" when he was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound on Taylor Boulevard, Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

He was later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office as 59-year-old Anthony J. Counterman. He died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the accident, Deputy Coroner Eddie Robinson said.

Counterman "was a local homeless individual who spent a lot of time at the enclosed bus stop structure at that location," Robinson wrote in an email Thursday.

Police don't anticipate filing charges against the driver, Mitchell said, but added that anyone with information on the crash is encouraged to call LMPD.

Daniel Christison, who saw the crash, said the victim was crossing Taylor Boulevard in a zig zag motion when he was hit by an SUV that was "going pretty fast."